Optical illusions are interesting visual phenomena that deceive the brain into seeing something differently from what is real ...

In today's optical illusion challenge, a tricky brain teaser tests your observation skills. Hidden among a sea of "20s" is a ...

Researchers, led in part by University of Nevada, Reno’s Meet Zandawala, identify specific clock neurons that govern daily ...

Your brain isn’t stagnant; throughout your lifetime, many changes occur as a result of genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors that accompany emotional, intellectual, and physical milestones, ...

Study authors David Gate and Lynn van Olst compare two tissues containing brain tissue. Brown amyloid beta plaques are visible in the slide on the left, which contains a tissue sample of an untreated ...

Brain cells (magenta) in the reward center of a rat’s brain release dopamine in response to opioids. According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain ...

He looked at the genetic expression of previously identified proteins and also included the results of using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to image vitrified brain and spinal cord remains.

Renowned Tasmanian melanoma pathologist Richard Scolyer has announced the return of his brain cancer, with doctors estimating ...

One in five epilepsy patients has uncontrolled seizures due to brain abnormalities too subtle for doctors to spot.